Behavioral Sciences at University of Iowa

If you plan to study behavioral sciences, take a look at what University of Iowa has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Iowa is located in Iowa City, Iowa and has a total student population of 30,318.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Behavioral Sciences section at the bottom of this page.

Iowa Behavioral Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Behavioral Sciences
• Master’s Degree in Behavioral Sciences

Iowa Behavioral Sciences Rankings

The behavioral sciences major at Iowa is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Behavioral Sciences. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

There were 9 students who received their doctoral degrees in behavioral sciences, making the school the #4 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Behavioral Sciences Student Demographics at Iowa

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the behavioral sciences majors at University of Iowa.

Iowa Behavioral Sciences Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 23% of behavioral sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 77% went to women. The typical behavioral sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 18% men. So male students are more repesented at Iowa since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

About 72% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in behavioral sciences at Iowa are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Iowa with a bachelor's in behavioral sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	18
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	40
White	234
International Students	14
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

Iowa Behavioral Sciences Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of behavioral sciences master's degrees went to men and 75% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 18% men graduate in behavioral sciences each year. Iowa does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 7% more men than average.

Of the students who received a behavioral sciences master's degree from Iowa, 67% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Iowa with a master's in behavioral sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	16
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Careers That Behavioral Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in behavioral sciences can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for IA, the home state for University of Iowa.

Occupation	Jobs in IA	Average Salary in IA
Community and Social Service Specialists	1,020	$37,160
Life Scientists	120	$76,570

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By KMSatoh202 under License

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